Polymer Degradation, Stabilization, and Failure Analysis
A pair of back-to-back webinars will take a look at the degradation of polymers used in wire and cable manufacturing. It will discuss the nature of polymer degradation, possible causes, and ways to minimize its effects.
The first part will focus on how polymers are degraded under the influence of various hostile elements, what property changes the material undergoes, and the selection of analytical techniques to follow the course of degradation. For Part 2, click here.
Part 1: Polymer Degradation
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
11:00 a.m. - Noon EDT
Presenter: Sitaram Rampalli, Polyplast Consultants International (PCI) Inc.
Overview:
This webinar is intended for those who are involved in the use of polymers and plastics for the design, manufacture, and usage of wire, cable, telecommunications equipment, and other electronics products. Part 1 addresses how the degradation process affects product properties; symptoms of degradation; causes and influencing factors like photo oxidation, radiation, and microbial and chemical attack; and techniques for analysis.
Instructor:
Dr. Sitaram Rampalli is the president and principal consultant at Polyplast Consultants International Inc., Orland Park, Illinois, USA, a technical and scientific consulting firm specializing in assisting wire, cable, telecommunications, electrical, and electronics equipment manufacturers in materials selection and evaluation. Previously, he spent 25 years at Andrew Corporation (a unit of Commscope, Inc.) in polymers and plastics R&D for wire and cable, connector, and antenna applications. In addition to industrial experience, he has developed and taught graduate level courses in polymer characterization and analysis and coatings technology at the Illinois Institute of Technology and DePaul University. He has published several technical papers and accumulated patents on new cable designs. He holds a master’s degree in polymer science from the University of Akron and a Ph.D. degree in chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India.
More Information:
For further information, contact WAI Director of Education Marc Murray at (001) 203-453-2777, ext. 121, or mmurray@wirenet.org.
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Space is limited, early registration is suggested. Reserve your seat now each of the webinars below.
Title: Polymer Degradation
Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Audio: Either phone or VoIP is available
Meeting ID: 981531689
All attendees are encouraged to use the VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) to hear the audio portion of this webinar. If your computer does not have adequate audio capability, you may call by telephone using the number(s) provided to you in your registration confirmation (standard phone rates apply).
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